After a rather unfortunate run-in with my housekeeper, my AN-E kit 03's have been meticulously refinished in a hand-rubbed crotch mahogany. Here are some pics :)
(shadow of the speaker cable makes it look like there are many more cables than there really are) :)They're sounding great!
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- Re: Refinished AN Kit 03 speakers! - deankhor 19:25:03 07/27/07
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- In Reply to: Refinished AN Kit 03 speakers! posted by nico on May 12, 2007 at 19:36:45
Great stuff Nico! Am sure the speakers sound real nice matched with AN components.
dean
- Simply beautiful.......................nt - chris keating 12:56:16 05/16/07
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- In Reply to: Refinished AN Kit 03 speakers! posted by Nico on May 12, 2007 at 19:36:45:
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- Wow wow triple WOW - Kamigo 20:17:51 05/15/07
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- In Reply to: Refinished AN Kit 03 speakers! posted by Nico on May 12, 2007 at 19:36:45:
Stunning. Congratulations to you and your cabinet maker. I've been trying to get a nice finish on the basic Baltic birch, but they look nowhere near as nice as yours. I made the mistake of using a polyurethane-based rub on finish, which looks nice but I think has limits. I wanted to use violin lacquer, but was intimidated by the idea.
Does anyone know if veneer glue will stick to a poly finish? I'm thinking of starting over from scratch.
- Re: Wow wow triple WOW - limono 12:24:47 05/17/07
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- In Reply to: Wow wow triple WOW posted by Kamigo on May 15, 2007 at 20:17:51:
Kamigo
You will have to sand the poly with a sander (100-150 -grid)to bare wood which is not difficult. Try to buy spray contact cement and wait untill both surfaces (veneer and the cab )are fairly dry (don't stick to a dollar bill)Trim router really helps with veneering. For finish I like a few layers of tung-oil with light 220-300 sanding in between the coats (take a long time to dry ) and good wax on the top . Brings the grain out beautifully . Regards
- Re: Wow wow triple WOW - limono 12:24:47 05/17/07
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- Wow! - Rune 03:50:48 05/13/07
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- In Reply to: Refinished AN Kit 03 speakers! posted by Nico on May 12, 2007 at 19:36:45:
Looking veeerrry nice!
- Re: Wow! - DougE 11:52:40 05/13/07
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- In Reply to: Wow! posted by Rune on May 13, 2007 at 03:50:48:
Second that: Wow!
That must be one of the nicest finishes I've ever seen on any speaker. You give the factory a serious run for their money. The finish is lusturous; it glows.
And, in describing it, you get to say "crotch".
Nicely done.
- Nicely rubbed crotch! - Len_ 14:58:09 05/13/07
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- In Reply to: Re: Wow! posted by DougE on May 13, 2007 at 11:52:40:
AN factory finish is subpar. AN simply doesn't do good wood working. I think Nico's is much nicer.
- Thanks! :) - Nico 13:45:51 05/13/07
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- In Reply to: Re: Wow! posted by DougE on May 13, 2007 at 11:52:40:
My cabinet builder is amazing, and does absolutely gorgeous work. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that he probably puts way more time into these than most factories are willing to put in on speaker finishes. I believe he applied over a dozen coats of violin lacquer, with meticulous hand-sanding in between to some ridiculously high grit.
So if anyone's interested, I'd be happy to pm the contact info for my cabinet builder. :) Thanks for the comments!
- What type of wood did you use? nt. - ABliss 08:19:22 05/14/07
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- In Reply to: Thanks! :) posted by Nico on May 13, 2007 at 13:45:51:
nt.
- Re: What type of wood did you use? nt. - Nico 16:53:42 05/14/07
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- In Reply to: What type of wood did you use? nt. posted by ABliss on May 14, 2007 at 08:19:22:
The cabinet itself is built in baltic birch on all sides. Veneer is mahogany crotch. :)
- Re: What type of wood did you use? nt. - ABliss 12:50:15 05/15/07
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- In Reply to: Re: What type of wood did you use? nt. posted by Nico on May 14, 2007 at 16:53:42:
I was wondering if it was the birch that had that nice finish.
Did your cabinet guy build the whole thing, or just the refinishing?AB.
- Re: What type of wood did you use? nt. - ABliss 12:50:15 05/15/07
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- Re: What type of wood did you use? nt. - Nico 16:53:42 05/14/07
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- What type of wood did you use? nt. - ABliss 08:19:22 05/14/07
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- Nicely rubbed crotch! - Len_ 14:58:09 05/13/07
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- Re: Wow! - DougE 11:52:40 05/13/07
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